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Scotland's touring theatre company promoting disabled artists and supporting the arts sector

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Simon Jay

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Simon Jay is a comedian, writer and performer who has created several theatre shows, including the award-winning Trumpageddon, which toured in the UK and Australia. He has performed his solo shows at theatres including the Young Vic, Kings Head Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre, Hen and Chickens, Chrysalis Theatre (Milton Keynes), and The Old Fire Station (Oxford). Simon’s collaborative projects include John Lewis: Never Knowingly Undertweeted (co-written with Ben Nardone, Drayton Arts) and Is He a Bit Simon Jay? (co-written with Scott Payne, UK Tour). His other plays include 4 Walls (Carabosse Theatre Co. Milton Keynes), Samantha Smith: America’s Youngest Activist (Scrawny Cat, Battersea), and 403 Forbidden (White Bear, Kennington).

Simon is also the creator and editor-in-chief of Neurodiverse Review, a review site dedicated to supporting acts by and for disabled artists, especially at the Edinburgh Fringe.

A person with fair skin, light brown hair, and glasses smiles slightly in a close-up shot. He wears a light blue shirt with a white and blue floral pattern, which adds a touch of style to his appearance. A green background can be seen behind him.
Simon Jay - writer of 'The Sunshine Spa'

Productions featuring Simon Jay

The Sunshine Spa
May 2025
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Articles featuring Simon Jay

Five people are posing for a group photo in front of black brick wall with black curtains on the right. The person in the front is seated in a wheelchair, and the other four are standing behind him in a horizontal line. To the far left is a white man wearing a muted purple zip-up hoodie, black pants, dark grey sneakers, and black framed glasses. His hands are in his front pockets as he looks at the camera. Next to him is a man with light skin, brown hair, wearing a white knit hat, black glasses, and a blue button up. The central person is seated in a blue-wheeled wheelchair, is light-skinned, and wears a bright yellow sweater over a collared shirt, jeans, and black-framed glasses with a large smile. To the right of the wheelchair is a Black woman with her hair styled into a high bun and wearing black-framed glasses, a zipper jacket with a white and black floral pattern, black pants, white socks and sneakers. To the far right is a white woman with her hair in a low bun, wearing a light purple shirt, high waisted denim jeans, and dark grey sneakers. The floor is dark grey industrial carpet.
Blog 27 Feb 2025

Dev days at The Sunshine Spa

At the end of February 2025 we spent a few days in a room with playwright Simon Jay and actors Fatima Jawara and Jack […]